MAR. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Nominal capital : £50,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £40,530.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £33,550.
Amount of Government subsidy received : £5,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of
cash received for same (if any) : Nil.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid : 1,000 shares, paid up to £5 per share,
issued to the vendor.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 5,000.
Number of shares allotted : 4,053.
Amount paid per share : £2 each on 200 ordinary shares,
£5 each on 1,000 ordinary shares, £10 each on 1,000 re-
serve shares, £10 each on 1,766 reserve shares, £8 13s. 4d.
per share on 15 reserve shares, £5 per share on 2 reserve
shares, £6 per share on 25 reserve shares, and £8 per share
on 25 reserve shares.
Amount called up per share : £5 each on 1,000 ordinary
shares, £10 each on 1,000 ordinary shares, and £10 each on
2,053 reserve shares.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : £10 per share on 20
reserve shares, £8 per share on 200 reserve shares, £5 per
share on 2 reserve shares, £4 per share on 25 reserve
shares, £2 per share on 25 reserve shares, and £1 6s. 8d.
per share on 15 reserve shares.
Number of shares forfeited : Nil.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for
same : Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company : 7.
Present number of shareholders : 44.
Number of men employed by company : Nil.
Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement :
Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement : £836 1s. 8d.
Total expenditure since registration : £45,046 7s. 6d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash in bank : Nil.
Amount of cash in hand : Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company : Calls outstand-
ing, £1,780.
Amount of debts considered good : £1,780.
Amount of debts owing by company : £1,786 7s. 2d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : 8s.
11·7d. per share on 20,843 shares in the North Blackwater
Mines (Limited), £9,358 11s. 1d.

I, Thomas Hubert Lee, the Secretary of the North Black-
water Development Syndicate (Limited), do solemnly and
sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement
of the affairs of the said company on the 31st December,
1922; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices
of the Peace Act, 1908.
T. H. LEE.
Declared at Reefton this 14th day of March, 1923, before
me—W. B. Auld, J.P.
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S TATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company : North Blackwater Mines (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 23rd July, 1918.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary:
Reefton ; Thomas Hubert Lee.
Nominal capital : £200,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £200,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £11,678 18s. 11d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of
cash received for same (if any) : Nil.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash
has been paid : £179,000, being 179,000 shares fully paid
up to £1 each allotted to the vendors in payment of mining
claims and properties.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 200,000.
Number of shares allotted : 200,000.
Amount paid per share : £1 per share on 7 contributing
shares, £7; 15s. per share on 150 contributing shares,
£112 10s.; 11s. 1·ld. per share on 20,843 contributing
shares, £11,559 8s. 11d.
Amount called up per share : £1 per share on 7 contributing
shares, £7; 15s. per share on 150 contributing shares,
£112 10s.; 11s. 1·ld. per share on 20,843 contributing
shares, £11,559 8s. 11d.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.
Number of shares forfeited : Nil.
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Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for
same : Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company : 7.
Present number of shareholders : 80.
Number of men employed by company : 12·23.
Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement :
Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement : £4,686 12s. 4d.
Total expenditure since registration : £16,853 12s. 10d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash in bank : Nil.
Amount of cash in hand : Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company : Nil.
Amount of debts considered good : Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company : £2,865 17s. 6d.
Amount of Government loan owing by company : £4,139
19s. 9d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, Thomas Hubert Lee, the Secretary of the North Black-
water Mines (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that
this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said
company on the 31st December, 1922; and I make this
solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be
true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.
T. H. LEE.
Declared at Reefton this 14th day of March, 1923, before
me—W. B. Auld, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company : New Big River Gold-mining Company
(Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 19th August, 1907.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary:
Reefton ; Thomas Hubert Lee.
Nominal capital : £6,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £6,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £600.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount
of cash received for same (if any) : Nil.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid : Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 24,000.
Number of shares allotted : 24,000.
Amount paid per share : 6d.
Amount called up per share : 6d.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.
Number of shares forfeited : Nil.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for
same : Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of com-
pany : 7.
Present number of shareholders : 63.
Number of men employed by company: Average for year
1922, 46.
Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement :
Battery, 3,966 tons of quartz crushed for 3,389 oz. 8 dwt.
melted gold ; cyanide, 2,050 tons of sands treated for
610 oz. 7 dwt. bullion ; total value, £16,941 18s. 7d.
Concentrates, 31 tons 12 cwt. 14 lb. treated, for bullion
valued at £1,447 17s. 7d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration :
Battery, 72,686 tons of quartz crushed for 70,338 oz. 1 dwt.
melted gold ; cyanide, 50,100 tons of sands treated for
9,855 oz. 4 dwt. 16 gr. of bullion ; total value, £320,896 2s.
Concentrates, 848 tons 9 cwt. 1 qr. 25 lb. treated, for
bullion valued at £16,570 4s. 6d.
Amount expended in carrying on operations since last state-
ment : £20,707 6s. 8d.
Total expenditure since registration : £226,621 1s. 4d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £111,600.
Total amount of dividends paid : £111,600.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of gold on hand: 666 oz. 10 dwt., valued at £2,666.
Amount of bullion on hand : 142 oz. 8 dwt., valued at
£355.
Value of concentrates shipped and sold : £851 12s. 11d.
Amount of cash in bank : Nil.
Amount of cash in hand (Wages Imprest Account): At mine,
£20 ; at office, £30.
Amount of Reserve Fund : £1,000.
Amount of debts due to company : £77 10s.
Amount of debts considered good : £50.